Is there $250bn in new Two-Sided Telecoms Business Models?
The fourth Telco 2.0™ Executive Brainstorm, on 16-17 April in London, builds on previous events and new research to interrogate the concept of the ‘Two-sided Telecoms Business Model’. Our analysis suggests this offers a significant strategic growth opportunity: • For upstream players (brands, content owners, merchants, ASPs, and government) – to use untapped telco assets and capabilities to more efficiently and effectively serve their customers. • For network operators (fixed and mobile telcos, cablecos and ISPs) – to improve the economic returns from their assets by taking friction out of e-commerce and service/content delivery value chains Some operators are experimenting with more open platforms and new business models. However, this activity is rooted firmly in their technology departments. The commercial structures needed to reap the benefits for all parties are not yet in place. The fourth Telco 2.0™ ‘Executive Brainstorm’ articulates clearly, for the first time, the commercial o
